Posted in parenting on Aug 25th, 2010
Okay—I know that you are not supposed to be happy when other people are having trouble, but I am!!!! The Southlake Dragon football team has been dishonest for years and they have finally been caught! Their quarterback this year is a young man who was ineligible to play in Oklahoma so his parents “moved” down [...]
Posted in parenting on May 11th, 2010
This weekend was so much fun–crazy but fun!! We had our 3 foster boys, 2 1/2, 18 months, and 3 weeks as well as our friends 2 girls–4 years and 16 months!! The big “aha moment” was when we realized how easy normal children are to be with and take care of; while children with [...]
Posted in parenting on Apr 28th, 2010
I am going to be a grandmother!!! Josh and Mindy have been married for almost 6 years, and they finally decided to become parents!! Praise the Lord!!
I am going to be a really good good good grandmother! But I am going to give everyone fair warning — I may be a little obnoxious about my [...]
Posted in parenting on Mar 8th, 2010
I was just wondering how God chose the people that He was going to give special needs children to?!? I think He must have decided on those folks with tons of patience, love, determination, and perseverance! I have been blessed by the presence of several parents of special needs children lately—oh how I admire them!
Posted in parenting on Jan 19th, 2010
It’s official — the octomom is insane! Jon and Kate are completely nuts!! I know this for sure!!! This weekend I was the primary caregiver for 4 children — 3 years and younger—two boys (foster children) and two girls (friends children)!! It was almost like having two sets of twins! It was hard—Wray was home [...]
Posted in parenting on Aug 10th, 2009
Okay — call me old fashioned! I just thought that when you took your children out to eat it was an opportunity for everyone to visit and catch up. Recently at a restaurant I watched as a mother and father visited while all 3 of their children played hand held video games. Do they not [...]
Last weekend I was in Houston celebrating my mom’s birthday! I had a great time seeing everyone —Lexie & MacKenzie were in a fashion show–they were the best! Macie helped me with the babies – she was awesome! I had fun visiting with Brandon, Jeff was working so I didn’t get to see him! Blake [...]
Posted in parenting on Mar 22nd, 2009
I’ve always thought I was pretty good with kids—I’ve given birth and raised three, fostered over 50 and been a teacher or director to preschoolers for 25 years. I know there are people out there with lots more experience or lots more experiences, but I think it will be hard to find someone that doesn’t [...]
Twenty four years ago today, I gave birth to a 7 pound 13 ounce preemie! The doctor said he would have been 10 pounds if he had gone to full term. For 10 days we worried and prayed that he would be okay as he spent time in the neonatal ICU. He was!
Today, Valentines Day, [...]
Posted in parenting on Jan 12th, 2009
Okay so I’m old!! Yesterday my baby boy turned 21! I guess my children are all officially adults. One of the things I’m realizing as the mother to adult children is how the pendulum ever so gently swings—I was once the teacher and now they are teaching me a lot of things. Not the least [...]